My Best Friend From The Land Of Lorde

Sometimes you don't know what you're missing until you find it.  If G had been asked to specify what she thought she was missing from her life she probably would have said something along the lines of a maid, car service or a million dollars.  It really was a plot twist like no other when she met C and realised that what she had been missing most in her life was a new fun friend! 

Introducing C

Best good friends

Waffle Queens

The friendship blossomed over the summer of 2014 when the girls met at Summer Camp in Iowa, both girls were working as horse riding camp counsellors which basically involved them teaching campers to brush horses, feed horses, ride horses... basically become one with the horses.  C had a lot of experiences with horses because she had owned the infamous and noble war horse.  G had previously owned a pony called Surprise that was scared of cows which was awkward since she G kept her on a dairy farm.  Anyway, G knew pretty instantly that she and C were destined to become BFFs but she wasn't sure if she should pull an Elsa and try to conceal these feelings and not let them show.  But G thought, nah that aint me I aint about that life! (<-This made L snort like a prize pig who won big at the country fair) So she let her feelings show and as it turned out C wanted to be her camp BFF too, hurrah! G and C had a magical summer together, some highlights include eating at over 4 different fast food places in one day, eating an immeasurable amount of waffles for breakfast, lunch and dinner (they weren't called the waffle queens for nothing, or at all), going for long romantic horse back rides though the camp grounds, sending each other heart felt letters AT LEAST once a week, and naming build-a-bear rabbits after one another - both of which had voice recorded messages from one girl to the other on them #QTs. 

When in Walmart

First ever Build-a-bear experience 

C and Sunny #Truelove

 The pair traveled all over Iowa, Chicago and Orlando together and then soon, too soon it was time for G to return home!  Who was going to give G head massages now?  Who would C have to feel her smooth, freshly shaven legs?  Don't worry your pretty little heads though, this post may have started to break your hearts but I'm going to put them back together because guess what?  C was coming to Scotland to reunite with G!! 

C first came to Edinburgh with her super fun Kiwi friends and the group of girls + G's cohorts went out for their first ever Edinburgh pub crawl.  G and C taught everyone the llama song and they had what was probably the greatest night out anyone had ever had.  Ever.  That's not an exaggeration.  Then C was gone #Cryingface.  Then she was back #Happyface.  C returned to Edinburgh for Halloween and the girls finally accepted their destiny and officially became thing 1 and thing 2.  Fun fact: the blue hair spray probably gave them some kind of life limiting lung disease but yolo.  For the remainder of her visit C and G's time was spent watching the entire first season of Gossip Girl, eating a pulled pork sandwich from a shop with a pig's head in the window (this put G off of pork forever) and a fun trip to the cinema to see Babadook - which although it was a terrible film it rather unsettled G and kept her up for most of that night.  

Thing 1 and thing 2

I believe this was against the rules

G and the Kiwis

Eventually the time came for C to leave, G and C rode the tram all the way to the airport with heavy hearts.  As G and C waited for security to open G was trying to think of ways to get C to stay, she wasn't ready to lose her most special friend.  C was her best good friend and even G knew that that wasn't something you could just find around the corner.  Security opened, roughly 50 hugs were exchanged between the friends and an oceans worth of tears were shed.  Social media was bombarded with collages of the girls alongside the lamest, most heartbreaking captions and then just like that C's flight was gone. Now a 13 hour time difference stands between them but at least G always has fun snapchats to wake up to.  And pretty much every night G rolls over on top of her Build-A-Bear accidentally setting of C's message to her, it's almost like she never left.

I'm flying Jack!

A surprise proposal

I miss your face every day C! 

The Random Fact Tag

We here at TheLifeOfFry asked Queen G 20 fun questions about herself. Here's what she had to say...

1. Your favourite Halloween costume?
Last year I dressed up as a mermaid and that was a lot of fun, almost as much fun as it was meeting Ariel at Disneyland during the summer!  #Apartofyourworld
 

I've got gizmos and gadgets aplenty.

2. What's the last film you watched?
The last film I watched was Gone Girl but I'd already seen it before in the cinema, the last new film I watched at the cinema was 50 Shades of Grey and the last film I watched on DVD was The Shining. #Filmaddict 

3. How did you spend this valentines day this year?
Do you mean Galentines day?  My best friend B and I went on a wondrous adventure of the city, B even bought me a rose.  Then then we bought a Chicken named Chuck for the third member of our trio - L. 

Leslie always Knopes whats up

4. Have you ever thought about what you would name your children?
Yes, yes I have!  Ive probably spent a little too much time thinking about it to be honest. Here are some of my fave girls and boys names.
Girls - Piper, Paige, Elena, Hollie, Blair, Aria. 
Boys - Nate, Christian and Sam

5. What song do you secretly love to blast?
Probably 2008 Miley Cyrus (See You Again is a personal favourite) 

6. What is a weird dream you've had?
Well I have probably had some of the weirdest dreams known to man.  One time I dreamt that I had to go to an institution to get a head transplant, another time I had a dream that I was in The Hunger Games and there was a volcano that erupted poisoned apples.  I also had a dream that I was being chased by a shark but the chase quickly stopped when I decided to offer the shark some Nachos, I awoke quickly when I realised it was a dream because the Nachos weren't soggy. 

7. Favourite Harry Potter book and movie?
The Prisoner of Azkaban was for sure my fave Harry Potter book, movie wise I am a little less certain.  The Goblet of Fire was a lot of fun as was The Deathly Hallows Part 1 however Azkaban holds a special place in my heart.

8. Who is your celebrity crush?
Ed Westwick - I love him so much I can't even #Cantbreathe #AllaboutthatBass

3 words, 8 letters.

It's chuck and a duck, has there ever been a more perfect picture?  I don't think so.

9. What is your go to perfume?
Taylor Swift Wonderstruck #Smellsofhopegloryandtriumph #AnythingtobealittlemoreTay

10. What is your favourite cereal?
Honey nut cheerios 

11. What is your favourite cuisine?
Mexican.  Fun Fact: I am not a fan of Queso despite what my friend B will tell you.

12. What is your favourite emoji and your most used emoji?
Fave emoji - moonface, dancing duo and sassypants girl
Most used - face that's laughing so much its crying 

13. If you had to go get a tattoo right now what would it be of?
A portrait of my cat Harvey because yolo.  But for reals I would probably get some kind of cat tattoo because I'm about that life.

14. Your catchphrase?
"It was a lot of fun" and "Yus Hilary"

15. Your favourite holiday you've been on?
I went on an adventure to Australia and that was a lot of fun! I swam with dolphins and rode a horse and ate a whole lot of BBQ.  Fun Fact: I ate some Kangaroo.  I also went to America for a summer and taught at a summer camp and I loved it #bestsummerever #MadeANewBestFriend #ThingOneAndThingTwo

Snorkeling with dolphins

#prosurfer

#Horsecamp

16. What are you reading at the moment?
Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn - it's no Gone Girl but it is a compelling read nonetheless.

17. What occupation did you want to have when you were a kid?
Dolphin trainer yo. 

18. What is your shoe size?
UK 4 #petitebutperfectlyadequate 

19. How many piercings have you got?
I have my ears pierced, cartilage pierced and my belly button.  Fun fact:  I almost died when I got my belly button pierced because it hurt so much and I cried for 30 days and 30 nights.

20. Share your top 3 favourite pictures from your life?

G and C in Chicago, love that city!

This is an actual picture of G touching TayBae #DreamsDoComeTrue

G and her cohorts aka best friend and living acquaintances.

I tag Beth-Oh-La to answer this, and anyone else who wants to have a go!

Pretty Kitty, Walkin Down The Street.

Once upon a time all that Queen G wanted was a cat, this of course was a long time before she knew about the poor sea world whales otherwise she would have wanted to save them more... maybe.  Anyway, G longed for a cat with all of her heart and then one day her wish was granted when Harvey the cat came into her life.  Overwhelmed with love she bounded towards the little ball of fluff ready to show him how much she loved him already.  It quickly became clear however that Harvey did not have some cats easy grace with strangers, he didn't make G feel like she'd known him forever even though they'd only just met.  When he purred she didn't smile just at the coquettish sound of it.  As G reached out to pet him for the first time he pounced and attacked her in every way a person can be attacked.  G was hospitalized for 3 days and she was left feeling heartbroken.   

He is too perfect I cant even

A cheeky chappy

This is Harvey

Skip forward a few years.

Nacho the kitten came into G's life and this time she was sure she'd found her kitty soul mate.  Fun fact: Nacho also attacked G when they first met which makes us wonder if maybe G was a little too hands on with the new cats in her life.  Nacho was new and cute and G soon forgot about Harvey.  Harvey slowly got fatter and fatter, probably as a way of crying out for attention.

Nacho when he was a kitten.  

Skip forward a few more years.

Nacho started going through his moody stage, he was at that age when cats think they are just too cool to be seen with their mothers.  Harvey began showing an interest in being part of G's family and he regularly sought out her lap to sleep on.  G slowly developed a new appreciation for Harvey just in time to discover that he was diabetic.  Harvey now needed 2 insulin injections a day and he lost a lot of his fat which actually made him look astoundingly handsome, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say the most handsome cat G had ever seen!  In no time at all G and Harvey fell in love and the mere though of Harvey brought a tear to G's eyes - he was just so cute and fluffy and cuddly. G couldn't even put into words how much she loves this cat, it's a love like no other and some would even call it the love story of the century. Fun Fact:  Harvey also liked to stick his tongue out and who doesn't love a goofy looking animal!?  

Chillin like a villain 

Hanging with Harvey

All I want for Christmas is you

The moral of the story is that sometimes diabetes really does bring out the best in people, and cats.  

Famous diabetics:

• Elizabeth Taylor
• Charlotte the lifeguard 
• Nick Jonas
• Harvey the cat
• Tom Hanks

The Quiet Rooms

Ahhhh March, it's that time of year again when the weather is slowly improving, Easter eggs are filling the shelves at the local supermarkets and exams are looming.  There's no feeling quite like the feeling you get during the month of your exams; you can be laughing hysterically one minute while you are on a caffeine high at 11pm because you've just downed a 6 pack of Red Bull.  Then before you know it you are sobbing into your pillow feeling sorry for yourself because you've left it so late to start working.  Of course you had these woe is me feelings and last minute studying regrets last year and you promised that you would pull yourself together next time and work hard from day one.  But then as the new semester started you realised that nah that aint me, the work could wait but the partying could not and now you're in the same situation you have been in every year since your first exams.

Leslie Knope's whats up

However the absolute worst part of exam time can be summed up in two words: quiet rooms.  Let me explain because I'm sure that not all of you have had to experience the ghastly, dreaded, hell on earth that is the university quiet rooms.  Upon entering the quiet rooms a thousand beady dead eyes turn and stare up at you pleadingly. "Please save us, please set us free otherwise kill us as end our misery"  That's what their eyes are saying!  There is nothing you can do to help them, if you cant beat em join em.  So you proceed forward into the room and sit down at a computer, there is not escape now.  Suddenly your brain is bombarded with a thousand thoughts of unspoken words that you wish you could vocalise but now you cant because speaking in the quiet rooms is as frowned upon as Jack Dawson's presence on the first class deck of the Titanic.  Suddenly you are faced with a whole new dilemma when you get the hunger pangs and you now understand Katniss Everdeen's struggles in district 12 like you never have before.  The dilemma concerns the fact that you don't want to disturb the peace with loud stomach rumbling but the only way to suppress the rumble is to eat a snack.  BUT you know what the only snack that you have with you is?  CRISPS, yes that's right you only have the noisiest snack in the world in your bag.  What are you going to do?  You can't even study anymore because the hunger has taken over and your anxiety about disturbing your fellow sufferers is through the roof!

Wise words from Queen G's idol.

Eventually your brain implodes and you die inside.  You collect your belongings and leave the room with your tail between your legs, admitting defeat.  The quiet rooms have won again.

10 Reasons Why Popcorn Is Your Best Friend

I think it's about time I share one of Queen G's many passions with you.  We hear that Queen G has a special place in her heart for a light, fluffy snack - Popcorn.  Popcorn is delicious and never fails to satisfy.  Fun Fact: G's favourite flavour of popcorn is Salted microwavable popcorn.

Here are 10 reasons why popcorn is your best friend:

1. It listens to all your problems without interrupting or judging you.
2. It's a fast, it only takes roughly 3 minutes in the microwave.
3. It likes all the same TV shows and movies as you.
4. Compared to other snacks popcorn is relatively good for you which means you can eat a lot more of it before you get heart disease than you can with other snacks. 
5. Also it takes ages for popcorn to fill you up so even when you're full you always have space for popcorn.
6. The owners of Sea World hate popcorn so if you don't like popcorn then you basically support Sea World and all of the terrible things they do to the poor whales.
7. Taylor Swift probably likes popcorn so technically every time you eat it you become a little more TayBae
8. Almost 200 people die a year from choking on popcorn which makes it one of the top 5 most dangerous snacks so eating popcorn makes you super bad ass.
9. Plus if you are eating lots of popcorn it means there is less popcorn in the world for other people to choke on so it also makes you really selfless!
10. Unlike with chocolate, dogs can eat popcorn - within moderation, I mean I wouldn't pop a whole bag for them but a couple of pieces here and there is fine - so its a fun snack you can share with your dog when you are cuddling with them on a Saturday night, watching the notebook and crying about how you're going to be alone forever.

This list of reasons why popcorn is a lot of fun goes on but I shall not.  Suffice it to say that you should definitely get some more popcorn in your life right now, literally now.  Put on your walking shoes, take the the streets in the general direction of your nearest supermarket with like £3 in your pocket and get some popcorn in your life.  Macklemore said he only had $20 in his pocket so he went to the thrift shop but we reckon he would have been left feeling far more satisfied if he had went to Sainsbos and spent that $20 on popcorn.  He was happy poppin tags but G would rather pop some corn.

He should have popped some corn instead.

I'm feeling 20 too, and it's a lot of fun!

Saturday February 21st 2015

Queen G woke rather groggily at approximately 08.30 to a small flurry of Facebook messages.This could mean only one thing, it was her birthday!!  It was a moment she had been waiting for for a long time, she was now able to sing 20 too (which is a song rather similar to 22 by Taylor Swift except the word two has been changed to too, wow that was a lot of two/to/too's for one sentence).  Queen G was officially no longer a teenager, and do you know how it made her feel? Hungry! G and L emigrated to the kitchen and they filled themselves up with cereal - fun fact G's favourite cereal is honey cheerios.  G then opened her cards and before she knew it she was rollin in the dolla! She had made a whole £35 alongside a £15 Primark voucher - wowwee.  L then headed out on a conquest uptown and G proceeded to clean her room.  Before long S and B had also awoken and they both gave G a warm and welcoming birthday hug which G loved because she lived for hugs.  G and B began to tidy the apartment in anticipation for the upcoming soiree.The tidying was, in the words of 7 year old Taylor Momsen, a lot of fun!! Before they knew it the apartment was glowing and gleaming and the floor was clean enough to eat off of.  J and L returned to the flat and guess what time it was? Presents time!! 

When your pillow case just gets you

A poster of quotes that sum me up

A service bell fit for a queen

Queen G was royally spoiled by her best friend, comrades in arms and side hos, she was simply overwhelmed with gratitude.

Next the 4 girls participated in a heated game of moods which is a board game which is a lot of fun!! Almost as much fun as when you get fake eyelashes because you haven't grown into your nose yet! The winner was undetermined because the game was cut short due to an impromptu visit from a surprised guest - a guest who was visiting forever!!

This is love

Chuck and Blair

Oh my, could it really be? 

Yes that is correct G's true love Ed Westwick turned up for what? for G, and he agreed to move in forever!! G briefly passed out like a southern belle from an old film but she was awoken by smelling salts and was then able to continue her day as chirpy as ever!  It was a good thing she felt better too because it was then revealed that G's fun friends had bought multiple types of delicious cupcakes for her birthday and everyone chose their favourite flavour of cake - fun fact G chose the red velvet cake!

The girls then made their merry way to the store to pick up last minute party supplies but that is another story for another day.

Until next time,

xoxo Queen G

The birth and death of the Harry Potter graveyard obsession.

The graveyard became an instant favourite location for G, B and L.  The first spontaneous trip was enough to solidify how important the graveyard would be to this friendship, even if one member of the trio wasn't convinced.  That member of the group was later convinced when in a sudden strange turn of events, which some would call fate, an organised New Years Eve event led them back there.  However in the third and final visit to the graveyard it was clear that nothing lasts forever and the graveyard was no longer a place for fun friends to hang out.  Now lets revisit the whole story from start to finish in more detail!


Monday October 27th 2014

Queen G, B and L were sitting in the hall of their wonderful penthouse on the Upper East Side of Edinburgh.  The girls were contemplating what fun activity they were going to take part in that evening when G was struck with a brilliant idea.  You see G's best Kiwi friend had recently been visiting and she had gone to the graveyard to see Tom Riddles grave because, fun fact, Harry Potter was written in a cafe beside the graveyard and J.K Rowling had taken names off of some of the graves and put them in her book.  One of those names was Tom Riddle and so you can actually go to visit Lord Voldemort's grave while you are in Edinburgh, isn't Scotland fun?  Anyways, it was decided that the girls would indeed go to see Tom however once they arrive at the graveyard they somehow ended up right in the middle of a ghost tour.  What does one do when one finds themself in the middle of a ghost tour that they did not plan to take part in nor did they pay for?  They keep their heads low and enjoy this brand new unexpected adventure!  Ultimately they never found Tom's grave that night but they left with a brand new appreciation for the graveyard and with high hopes that one day they would return.

Tom Riddle's Grave.

Wednesday December 31st 2014/Thursday January 1st 2015

Queen G and L were spending New Years together and it was all very exciting!  They had written a contract which stated a list of rules that the two girls must follow throughout the night and they had plans to attend a pub crawl.  One of the rules was that the girls would not visit the graveyard that night because as it would turn out L wasn't such a big fan of the graveyard after all.  However fate intervened and the tour guides led our group into the graveyard just before midnight because the graveyard had a wonderful view of the castle and the fireworks.  This was surely a sign that the graveyard, now dubbed the raveyard, was in fact their destiny.  The girls had an all round great night, fun for the whole family! AND they even got to see Tom's grave!  I guess it's only fair to say theu spend New Years with Lord Voldy!

G and L in the raveyard on New Years Eve

Saturday February 14th, the final visit

Queen G and B ended up spending Valentines day with each other, lets call it Galentines day!  L had returned to the neighboring city for a fun family weekend and the other girls actually didn't cope so well with her absence, it cut them deep, it cut them real deep Shrek!  What do 2 single girls do on Galentines day?  They go to the raveyard!  However, this time something was different.  Upon entering the raveyard the girls noticed a clocked figure walking just ahead of them.  To this day G is still certain it was a death eater!  There is no other logical explanation!  The girls beat on, boats against the current determined not to have their special placed ruined by an evil murderous wizard!  The girls ended up being separated and in her panic G phoned L, the tears were near for she was positive she was about to die.  Queen G estimated her pulse to be roughly 200 beats per minute and she was afraid that Voldy was going to rise out his grave and everything would go down in flames, it leave her breathless or with a nasty (scar on her forehead).  When the girls caught up with one another, they left the graveyard and G knew things would never be the same again, this was no longer their fun place, it was a place she had looked death in the eyes!